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Almshouse with the St. Elizabeth Chapel
This is the only example of a preserved mediaeval almshouse in Slovenia dating from the 15th century. The building was thoroughly renovated in the first half of the 19th century and it served as th...
Old Christian Baptistery
There is an Old Christian Baptistery in the Gubčeva Street, featuring an octagonal baptismal font, dating from the late 4th or early 5th century AD. It seems likely that a major church complex exis...
Prince’s Mansion
In the 14th and the 15th century, the mansion was the residence of the Counts and Princes of Celje. Following the fall of the Counts of Celje, the building was the office of the vice-dominus (or vi...
Celjski dom
In 1906, the German House, as it was called at the time, was extended based on the plans commissioned by Celje’s German residents from the Viennese architect Peter Pavel Brang. Starting with ...
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Church is located just above the Stations of the Cross, on the top of the Jožefov hrib. It was built by the citizens of Celje in 1680 as a token of gratitude at the end of the plague pan...
Celje Castle
Romantic, enticing, magnificent, dark, frightening – the Celje Castle. It is a must-see sight for all visitors to Celje, regardless of where they are from. A mighty walled castle towering over the ...
Water tower
The water tower, sometimes referred to as the Almshouse tower (“Špitalski stolp”), was a part of the mediaeval town walls. One of four mural towers preserved to this day, it was built i...
Šmartinsko lake
About 7 km outside the centre of Celje to the north you will find a large oasis called Šmartinsko lake. Both tourists and locals love to go there and have a break from the hustle and bustle of t...